[Pharoahe Monch]Officer Frank Pagliarule, hehShit I hate spics and mooliesOn the trains they be actin insane and unrulyIt's the "Planet of the Apes"These gorillas be blastin they tapesOut of they cars like a cinematic movieRespondin, to a domestic dispute, the culpritA younger monkey who went ape-shit and decided to shootHis older brother in the brainHis baby's mother couldn't refrainKeepin s** out the family nameAnd that keeps me smilin like racial profilinForever nigga pilin inside Riker's IslandNew York's most violent, black wall of silenceReact with black talons when wolfpacks are wylinFor a white cat, gotta admit I can rap-ta-tat-tatMy nightstick, on the top of your capMy blackjack you'll be swallowin for protestin and hollerinThe policy is quality of life and zero tolerance

[Chorus:]What is the law? Know you heard this beforeWe find contraband in your car, we breakin your jawWhat is the law? Nigga, mathematics for sureIf they walkin in packs of four, they tryin to scoreFor any - drug bust or cocaine that's rawBetter believe we takin our twenty percent at the doorWhat is the law? Wolfpacks, movin on all foursI'm flawless with weaponry, mentally ready for war

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[Pharoahe Monch]Any formalities in the case of police brutalityI've escaped on finer details and minor technicalitiesHere's a verbal medley of deadly force usedReadily abused in that old Ku Kluk pedigreeYou better be heavily armed, forever we ready your songSteadily ready to move and bombI'm like - Hercules, when I work my kneesIt's a - search and seize that'll hurt indeedGod bless when the bullets hit the chest you'll backflipSwat - Special Weapons And Tactics; theatrics hotOn your block we lock down all shenanigansWhen we roll you stand stiff like mannequinsTake the position for broomstick penetration (uh)Legal under the Mayor's new administrationYou - better forever have your identificationI broke the mold for holds that cause asphyxiation